“When we bring awareness to the present moment, qualities of wisdom and compassion arise and become the ground of support as we investigate the obstacles that interfere with living a wise and compassionate life.”
Apr
30
to May 9
An Intimate Unfolding
with Sharda Rogell and Roger Wilde
A 9-night Silent Meditation Retreat at Te Moata, Coromandel, New Zealand
An Intimate Unfolding is a nine-night silent retreat held in the living forest of Te Moata, where the land itself offers a simple and protected container that naturally supports deep settling, listening, and direct contact with what is already here.
Silence will hold the retreat—not as an austerity or a discipline, but as a living field. This silence invites intimacy with immediate experience and trust in the natural intelligence of awareness. Within it, nothing needs to be managed or perfected. Rather, it is a shared field that allows the nervous system to soften, the mind to rest from its usual strategies, and reality to reveal itself without pressure. In this quietude, what is subtle is given time to unfold.
The emphasis is not on achieving particular states or insights, but on recognising what is quietly already present—where clarity, tenderness, and understanding emerge in their own way and naturally guide us more deeply into presence.
Guided meditations and reflections will be offered lightly, as invitations rather than instructions. There will also be time for gentle inquiry, both in the large group and in small groups, always within the larger embrace of silence. Opportunities for individual meetings with the teachers will be available and held as spaces of attuned listening.
While rooted in long-established contemplative traditions, this retreat is offered from an integrated and mature orientation, shaped by decades of silent practice, experiential inquiry, and heart-centered relational work. Practices are simple, precise, and attuned, supporting both depth and kindness toward one’s own unfolding. This orientation assumes sincerity from each participant, with the understanding that nothing needs to be fixed, resolved, or transcended. All aspects of experience are welcome.
This retreat is for practitioners who feel drawn to extended silence, not as withdrawal, but as a deepening relationship—with stillness, with love, and with the quiet mystery that lives at the centre of every experience.
For more information and to be put on the waitlist: https://temoata.org/retreat/sharda-retreat-2026 /or email: retreat@temoata.org
Sep
6
to Sep 14
Saskactchewan, Canada 8 - day Silent Meditation Retreat
Awakening Loving Presence
Within the beauty and serenity of surrounding nature, we will have the opportunity to deepen into a period of sustained noble silence that connects us with ourselves and all forms of life as we direct our attention to what is truly present, here and now.
On retreat, we have a precious opportunity to stop and look deeply together, to recognize and feel a loving awareness that is always present, holding us and everything together even when our experience feels painful. When we are present with ourselves in a meditative way, we can see how our tendency to get caught in distracting storylines and beliefs disconnect us from the fullness of our present moment experience and obscures the love that is ever present. Only by turning within and deeply sensing and feeling can we know the true heart’s release that is possible for all of us. Once in touch, we can begin to expand the circle of love beyond our usual boundaries where we respect diversity and are inclusive of everyone and everything without distinction. In this way, we touch into the joy of presence itself.
During this retreat, we will draw on alternating periods of sitting and walking meditation. There will be daily dharma talks, guided meditations, work meditation as well as individual and group discussions -- all to steady us, to sustain us and to enliven our hearts. Held in noble silence, there will also be open time to find your own individual rhythm in the retreat.
This retreat is suitable for both experienced students and for those newer to meditation practice.
For more information, call Dana Anjali at 306-552-9612 or email her at dana.anjali@gmail.com to register. Or go to Regina Insight Meditation Community at https://www.reginainsight.ca